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Book Blitz: Something Like This (Secrets Series #1) by Eileen Cruz Coleman {Excerpt + Giveaway}

Twenty-three-year old Jadie Santiago has a secret.One morning on her way to work she stops to offer a homeless man a
bottle of water. As she meets the man’s eyes, Jadie instantly recognizes
they belong to her father, whom she hasn’t seen since she was sixteen.
Unable to accept the truth of her encounter, Jadie flees, hoping
eventually to forget the experience and continue leading a normal life.

But then she meets Reece, an aspiring writer with a mysterious past
who is set on capturing Jadie’s affection. Jadie wants nothing more than
to give her heart to Reece, but her broken past and crippling secret
keep her from surrendering it to him fully.

Things won’t come easy to Jadie as she fights for her place in the
world, but there is strength in her, and she is determined never to stop
struggling for what so many others have: love, happiness, and a sense
of belonging.

I have a secret and I need to tell someone.So it went
something like this. I passed him every day on my way to and from work.
He lived on the sidewalk under the train tracks. Sometimes, he was
asleep, a stained blanket on his thin and frail body. Sometimes, he was
awake and sitting against a concrete wall, his folded blanket at his
side, glazed eyes staring at nothingness. Sometimes, I chose to walk on
the other side of the street because I just couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t
stand seeing him. And sometimes, when he wasn’t there, I felt my heart
sink, wondering if he was okay, if he was hurt, if he had left me again,
this time forever. Those were the worst days. I’d spend all day worried
about him, feeling guilty, unable to close my mind to the dark thoughts
that screamed I was a horrible, horrible person.The next day,
I’d get up earlier than usual, frantic, no coffee, no ironing my
clothes, no combing my hair, and dart out of the apartment I shared with
two other girls. I’d fly down the Metro escalator.Once on the
platform, I’d shove my way to the front and wait for the flashing
lights, signaling an approaching train. Come on, come on, stupid train.
There we stood, a crowd of commuters waiting to be whisked off. In
my most frantic moments, I’d often wonder what the people standing next
to me or behind me were thinking. I wanted to ask them to let me take a
peek inside, a small, quick glance at their souls.Excuse me, mind if I
ask you a question? Are you happy? Ridiculous, I know.

AUTHOR BIO

Eileen
Cruz Coleman was born in Washington, D.C. to an immigrant El Salvadoran
mother and a Puerto Rican father. She is a graduate of the University
of Maryland with a degree in History. Her short stories have appeared in
numerous literary journals both online and in print. She lives
in Maryland with her husband and two children.